Telescopic bag-stay hinge



(No Model.)

0. BEINISOH. TELESCOPIG BAG STAY HINGE.

No. 371,708. Patented Oct. 18, 1887.

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CHARLES REINISGH, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

TELESCOPIC BAG-STAY HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,708, dated October 18, 1887.

Application filed March 22, 1887. Serial No. 231,917. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES REINISOH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telescopic Bag-Stay Hinges; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon,which for-ma part of this specification.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a bag-hinge stay for holding open the mouth of bags or satchels of such construction which will operate freely and automatically to hold open the mouth of the bag or satchel until released.

This invention is further designed to provide a simply and cheaply constructed device which is neat in appearance and does not in its operation cause any inconvenience to the operator.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which similar reference-letters are employed to indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a plan of part of an opened bag-frame and of the hinge-stay secured thereto in its holding or locked position. Fig. 2 is a section of the bag-frame and side elevation of the improved stay, illustrating the relation of the parts of said stay when the frame is closed. Fig. 3 is a similar section of the frame and a longitudinal section of the stay, representing the latter in its holding or locked position and a spring operating to cause the automatic engagement of the stop arm or tongue with the hollow holding arm or tube of the stay; and Fig. 4 is a similar view, but indicating the relative position of the parts of the stay just after being released from the holding position. Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of the slotted tongue-plate and the spring, respectively.

In the several views, A Aindicate the framesections of a bag or satchel; a,the stop arm or t0ngue,pivotally attached to one of the framesections, A, by means of the slotted tongueplate I), or any similar device, as may be desirable, said arm a passing and extending over a spring, d, and entering into a hollow holding arm or tube, 0, pivotally secured to the frame-section A by means of a plate,e,similar in construction to the plate I). The stop arm or tongue a is allowed to slide freely up and down within said hollow holding-arm, and when in operative position on the frame-sections of the bag said arm and tongue remain in telescopic engagement.

The hollow holding-arm is further provided with a stop or pocket, 0', so arranged that when the mouth of the bag is opened to the extent to which it is intended to be opened the stop arm or tongue (it enters automatically into holding engagement with said 'stop or pocket, resting against the shoulder 0*, thereby holding open the mouth of the bag, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4:.

In operating the device the stop-arm slides, as the bag is opened, from the position indicated in Fig. 2 along and within the hollow holding-arm until the end a of the stop-arm a reaches the pocket c,when said arm is forced up into the pocket by means of the spring d, and is held in engagement with the shoulder a in the said pocket in the hollow holdingarm by the tendency. of the frame-sections to move toward each other and to close,and also by the upward pressure of the spring d. V

In order to close the mouth of the bag or satchel the operation is as follows: The stop arm or tongue is disengaged from the pocket in the holding-arm by a slight pressure of the thumb of the hand upon the top of said stoparm, and is thereby released, and the mouth of the bag may be closed without any resist- .ance, the stop-arm sliding up in the holdingarm, as indicated in Fig. 2. To cause the automatic holding engagement of the stop-arm and the holding-arm, a spring, d, is employed, as hereinbefore mentioned, being arranged, preferably, beneath the slotted tongue-plate b and secured to the frame-section A of the bag, extending around said plate and projecting up beneath and engaging with the stop-arm, as in dicated in Figs. 3 and 4, when said stop-arm is in holding engagement with the pocket arranged in the holding-arm.

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The normal position of the spring (1 is shown in Fig. 2. The spring or equivalent device may be arranged differently in relation to the,

stop arm or tongue than that hereinbefore describedas, for instance, said spring may engage with the under side of the hollow arm the intention being to so arrange the spring that the stop-arm is caused to enter automatically into the pocket.

The construction hereinbefore specified offers no obstructions to the opening of the bag or satchel, the stop arm or tongue sliding freely within the hollow holding arm or tube, similar in operation to that of a telescope, being forced automatically into holding or looking position by means of the spring hereinbefore mentioned.

By referring to Figs. 3 and 4 it will be ap parent that the holding engagement of the telescopic portions of the stay is attained by throwing the same out of a straight line and causing the inner portion or stop-arm,a, to bear against the shoulder formed in the top of the tubular portion or holding-arm c, and so long asithis position is retained no pressure arising from the tendency of the bag to close will unlock or disengage the portions of the stay; but when the portions a and c are brought in a straight line by pressure applied upon the top of the stay the arm a is disengaged from the shoulder 0 as in Fig. 4:, and will then slide freely up into the tubular portion, as indicated in Fig. 2.

It will be readily understood that while the cylindrical form of thetelescopic portions in cross-section is illustrated in the drawings, still the form is not necessarily limited to such cylindrical construction.

As will be understood, the end of the outer tubular portion, 0, may be closed by bending down the edge of the metal, leaving an opening of sufficient size to permit the free movement of the stop-arm a to prevent the clogging of the tube.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to claim the following:

1. In a bag-hinge stay, the combination of the telescopicallyarranged portions a c, adapted-to be pivotally connected with the opposite sections of a bag-frame and sliding reciprocally one within the other, and means constructed and arranged to lock said portionsa 0, when extended, by throwing the same out of a straight line, for the purposes set forth.

2. In a bag-hinge stay, the combination of the telescopically-arranged portions a c, sliding reciprocally one within the other and adapted to be connected with the opposite sections of a bag-frame, means constructedand arranged to lock said portions a a when extended and thrown out of a straight line, and means whereby said telescopic portions 'are thrown out of a straight line and caused to enter into holding or looking engagement, for the purposes set forth.

3. In a bag-hinge stay, the combination of the telescopically-arranged portions or and 0, adapted tobe pivotally connected with the opposite sections of a bag-frame and sliding reciprocally one within the other, the outer of said portions being provided with a shoulder on the inside of said portion, near the-extremity thereof, and means for causing the engagement of said inner portion, a, with said shoulder when the telescopic portions are extended, for the purposes set forth.

4. In a bag-hinge stay, the combination of the telescopically-arranged portions a and 0, adapted to be pivotally connected with the opposite sections of a bag-frame and sliding reciprocally one within the other, the outer portion, 0, being provided with a recess 01' pocket, 0, at or near the extremity thereof, forming a shoulder, 0 and means for causing the engagement of said inner portion, a, with said shoulder when the telescopic portions are extended, for the purposes set forth.

5. In a'bag-hinge stay, the combination of the telescopically-arranged portions or and 0,. adapted to be pivotally connected with the I opposite sections of a bag-frame and sliding reciprocally one within the other, the outer portion, 0, being provided with a recess or pocket, 0', at or near the extremity thereof, forming a shoulder, 0 and a spring arranged to cause the engagement of said inner portion, a, with said shoulder when the telescopic portions are extended, for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination, with the frame-sections A A of a bag or satchel, of a bag-hinge stay consisting of the telescopicallyarranged portions (1 c, pivotally secured to said framesections and sliding reciprocally one within the other, the outer portion, 0, being provided tremity thereof, forming a shoulder, c", and means for causing the engagement of said inner portions, a, with said shoulder when the telescopic portions are extended, for the purposes set forth. i

7. The combination, with the frame-sections A A. of a bag or satchel, of a bag-hinge stay consisting of the telescopically-arranged portions 0. c, pivotally connected to said framesections at the free ends thereof and sliding reciprocally one within the other, the outer portion, 0, being provided with a recess or pocket, 0, at or near the extremity thereof, forming a shoulder, 0', means whereby said telescopic portions are pivotally connected to the frame-sections, and a spring constructed and arranged to cause the engagement of said portion a with the shoulderc when the telescopic portions are extended, for the purposes set forth.

8. A. bag-hinge stay consisting of two portions sliding one in holding engagement with the other, one of said portions being provided, with a shoulder, with which the other of said 105 with a recess or pocket, 0, at or near the exportions engages when said sliding portions In testimony that I claim the invention set are extended by the opening of the bag and are forth above I have hereunto set my hand this [0 thrown out of line, each of said portions be- 19th day of March, 1887.

ing pivotally attached to the bag-frame, and

5 a spring arranged and operating to cause the CHARLES REINISOH engagement of one of said portions with the Witnesses: shoulder in the other of said portions, sub- FREDK. F. CAMPBELL,

stantially as and for the purposes set forth. FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL. 

